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Posted on 29/01/10 11:06:30 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Announcing... 100% Photoshop
 It gives me enormous pleasure to announce the completion of my new book, 100% Photoshop. We're all used to seeing Photoshop as the best image editing application on the planet. But sometimes we just can't find the right view of an object we want to include in our montages. The solution? Draw it yourself. 100% Photoshop teaches you how to create stunning artwork - without using any photographs. Absolutely everything in the book, from skulls to tennis racquets, from wood texture to pocket watches, from iPods to trees, is drawn only using Photoshop. No other applications, 3D programs, plug-ins or photographic sources have been used. You don't even need the latest version of Photoshop: just about any version from the last five years, or even older, will work. The book comprises nine chapters. The first is about techniques, covering the basics of masks, adjustments layers and so on, before going on to teach the best way to use Dodge and Burn, drawing in perspective, and two very different ways of making metal. After that, each of the subsequent eight chapters opens with a double-page illustration. The chapter then goes on to detail exactly how each element in the illustration is drawn, with full step-by-step instructions for every process involved. The chapters are: 
Setting the scene The Private Eye's hallway. Learn how to create wallpaper complete with tears and stains, doors, lighting, rippled glass, metallic lettering, light switches, and dramatic shadows. 
Deep Space The quick way to draw stars - and planets, moons, spaceships and even entire galaxies. 
The Desk Drawer As well as building the drawer itself, using the wood texture we created in Chapter 1, we'll also find out about drawing iPods, watches, paperclips, elastic bands, rulers, coins, a magnifying glass, and more. 
Fantasy art Not all artwork has to look realistic. In this chapter, we'll see how to create a fantasy character, using a surprising range of techniques. 
In the attic The longest chapter in the book, this one devotes several pages to creating the guitar alone - as well as the birdcage, ice skates, cardboard box, tennis racquet, rail sign, crystal ball, sheet, cupboard, bowling ball, light bulb, bicycle wheel, and so on... not forgetting the attic itself. 
Future tech This gadget from the future comes complete with scanners, fizzing gas lights, glowing liquid tubes, lit buttons and hand grips - and it's all drawn directly in Photoshop. 
The Great Outdoors Nature is tricky - especially for the Photoshop artist. In this chapter we make custom brushes for leaves, grass, flowers and even sheep; we see how to make bark texture, stone walls, and complex pond reflections. Plus, of course, the easiest way to draw clouds. 
Still life The final chapter takes its cue from the Old Masters, with a carefully composed scene that includes a skull, a candle, a couple of old books, a piece of cloth and a metronome. 100% Photoshop will be published by Focal Press this Spring. I can't tell you how proud I am of this book: it's both the hardest and the most enjoyable book I've written, and it sums up virtually all my Photoshop knowledge in a single volume. I'm hoping to have a launch in London on publication, and I hope as many of you as possible will be able to get to the event. More details nearer the time! For those who are considering buying the book, it would help me greatly if you order it through these links - and, indeed, if you order ANY of your Amazon purchases by clicking on these links first. In the UK, click here. In the United States, click here. In France, click here. Thanks for reading Steve |
Posted on 29/01/10 11:14:18 AM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 678 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Now that one HAS to go on my Christmas list! |
Posted on 29/01/10 11:38:37 AM |
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Jota120
Ingenious Inventor Posts: 2615 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Could be an early Christmas Kate  I have another birthday in spring, so see what it might bring.....
Good luck with your new book Steve. You've been even more busy behind the scenes  Should be fun!
Hope can make the launch in London when passing through. The more notice the better if possible please (viz: cheaper flights, family, work stuff, etc blah, blah......) Trevor |
Posted on 29/01/10 12:25:21 PM |
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Emil
KAFKAsFRIEND Posts: 413 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Steve, the book looks amazing. I belief that the book will be succesful. In this moment I am looking forward to study it. Good luck with that book. _________________ There are most happy who have no story to tell. - Anthony Trollope. |
Posted on 29/01/10 12:39:06 PM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Héhé, ben voilà une bonne nouvelle! J'espère pouvoir le trouver rapidement en France, ça a l'air très très bien! On dit merci qui?? Merci Steve! _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 29/01/10 1:46:10 PM |
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laddition
femme fatale Posts: 585 Reply |
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Après des pourparlers intensifs avec mon chéri, il a été convenu que je viendrai à Londres le moment venu, et ça, c'est super chouette!  _________________ Mais je me connais, je lâcherais pas l'affaire.... Je vais piquer de grève comme on pique une colère... Plus têtue que tous les vieil homme et la mer... Pour que continue le combat ordinaire! |
Posted on 29/01/10 1:47:16 PM |
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Sophie
Political Parodist Posts: 595 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Kate, how on earth can you wait till next Christmas??? Steve, maybe something you teach in this would be an excellent subject for Doug Nelson and his webinars. Shall I suggest it? Sophie |
Posted on 29/01/10 2:08:40 PM |
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Deborah Morley
Makeover Magician Posts: 1319 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Looks great Steve, am so glad my birthday is in the Spring! Would be great to get to the launch. |
Posted on 29/01/10 2:27:15 PM |
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Steve Caplin
Administrator Posts: 6920 Reply |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Already discussed this with Doug, of course. A couple of shows are definitely in the pipeline! Thanks for the suggestion. |
Posted on 29/01/10 2:33:46 PM |
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katew
Virtual Virtuoso Posts: 678 Reply |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Easy when you're broke! Perhaps I'll put it on my birthday list - that's in June. |
Posted on 29/01/10 2:42:56 PM |
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redsnapper
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Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
hope the dollar keeps a low profile, and that in june the spring still is soon to be over http://www.amazon.com/100-Photoshop-Steve-Caplin/dp/0240814258/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264776002&sr=8-16 _________________ Was auch immer geschieht: Nie dürft ihr so tief sinken, von dem Kakao, durch den man euch zieht, auch noch zu trinken! (e.kästner) |
Posted on 29/01/10 3:13:18 PM |
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GKB
Magical Montagist Posts: 3858 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
May well be out of the country for the launch but if I'm not I'll be there. Good luck with the book. _________________ Why isn't 'phonetic' spelled the way it sounds? |
Posted on 29/01/10 3:46:55 PM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Looks fantastic and great for someone like me who's totally useless at drawing. Can't wait to get it. Nick |
Posted on 29/01/10 5:28:33 PM |
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LonnieK
Diorama Dreamer Posts: 238 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Looks like fun, Steve. I added this to my Amazon Wish List. _________________ Lonnie |
Posted on 30/01/10 03:40:12 AM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2849 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Delivery estimate: July 12, 2010 - July 30, 2010 Shipping estimate for these items: June 15, 2010 1 "100% Photoshop" Steve Caplin; Paperback; $31.63 Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC Because of Pre-order Price Guarantee, you might pay less. Why? Already Pre ordered!!! Cant wait for this one.!!! _________________ Wicked Witch of the West: I'm melting! I'm melting! |
Posted on 30/01/10 08:42:36 AM |
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Nick Curtain
Model Master Posts: 1768 Reply |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
I've preordered my copy today and July just cannot come quick enough. I'm looking forward to the launch in London and hope to see you all there. Nick |
Posted on 30/01/10 08:49:01 AM |
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maiden
Golden Gif Gagster Posts: 471 Reply  |
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I'll look forward to buying that when it releases - Thanks Steve. It's always a pain find the right image for a scene being able to create from scratch can be very useful if not entirely Photorealistic the examples above are all excellent. Becky |
Posted on 30/01/10 6:03:25 PM |
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redsnapper
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Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
according to my bookstore it is due out on the 13th of july, just not even a week before my birhday and well into summer. € 31,- it says. still i´d rather support my local dealer. _________________ Was auch immer geschieht: Nie dürft ihr so tief sinken, von dem Kakao, durch den man euch zieht, auch noch zu trinken! (e.kästner) |
Posted on 31/01/10 07:36:02 AM |
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vibeke
Kreative Kiwi Posts: 2156 Reply  |
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Both my birthday and Christmas is far too far away but there is a Mother's Day coming up. This is a must, thanks Steve. _________________ Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize. |
Posted on 31/01/10 11:44:41 AM |
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Pete
Body Booster Posts: 121 Reply  |
Re: Announcing... 100% Photoshop
Congratulations Steve, the book looks great |
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